Meridian MS Aggravated Assaults 1999-2018

Interactive chart of the Meridian, Mississippi aggravated assault rate (i.e. the number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018.
  • The Meridian MS assault rate for 2018 was 224 per 100,000 population, a 11.36% increase from 2017.
  • The Meridian MS assault rate for 2017 was 201.15 per 100,000 population, a 7% increase from 2016.
  • The Meridian MS assault rate for 2016 was 187.99 per 100,000 population, a 12.14% increase from 2015.
  • The Meridian MS assault rate for 2015 was 167.64 per 100,000 population, a 12.16% decline from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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Other Cities in MS
City Name Population Rate
Edwards 1,006 1,590.46
Brookhaven 12,125 552.58
Vicksburg 22,298 408.11
Gulfport 72,402 374.30
Jackson 166,024 360.19
Laurel 18,486 292.11
West Point 10,593 254.89
Fulton 4,019 248.82
Batesville 7,212 235.72
Gautier 18,501 232.42
Meridian 37,500 224.00
Biloxi 46,148 158.19
Pascagoula 21,654 147.78
Ackerman 1,444 138.50
Iuka 2,955 135.36
Starkville 25,559 129.11
Ocean Springs 17,726 124.11
Booneville 8,688 115.10
Leakesville 896 111.61
Hattiesburg 46,461 109.77
Brandon 24,283 82.36
Southaven 54,772 74.86
Wiggins 4,561 65.78
Madison 25,832 61.94
Byram 11,692 59.87
Oxford 24,369 41.04
Horn Lake 27,238 33.04
Pass Christian 6,082 32.88
Waveland 6,343 31.53
Florence 4,468 22.38
Clinton 25,137 15.91
Summit 1,593 0.00
Petal 10,656 0.00
Historical Aggravated Assault Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Meridian MS US
2018 224.00 157.24 246.79
2017 201.15 144.53 249.22
2016 187.99 149.36 248.29
2015 167.64 149.43 238.10
2014 190.84 153.17 229.25
2013 176.70 155.37 229.63
2012 162.04 149.34 242.78
2011 234.84 148.38 241.48
2010 156.70 137.61 252.75
2009 262.78 145.56 264.66
2008 220.34 158.88 277.47
2007 279.29 149.75 287.23
2006 246.97 156.23 291.95
2005 214.97 150.08 290.79
2004 145.52 161.23 288.56
2003 166.46 172.55 295.41
2002 200.75 178.29 309.54
2001 122.02 184.74 318.60
2000 176.89 221.12 323.96
1999 350.64 188.22 334.35